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this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small businesses. our goal remains full repeat? it looks like he's scared of the tea partiers in the caucus. president obama was close to persuading him on a grand bargain before boehner buckled. i guess you could say this time around they don't need boehner. they hold not all the carts, but more cards, and the middle eastern people are clearly behind this president, they elected a more progress i have senate. senator patty murray, who led the democratic senatorial
this was a bright spot in boehner's interview. he was asked if republicans will still pursue full repeat. >> i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear the president was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be extending the time next year trying to repeal obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner...
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boehner and the president were close to a deal last year. the so-called grand bargain, 4 trillion in debt reduction. many think that blueprint still works. >> and the real problem is, uncriminaled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively. not just under this administration. >> reporter: experts warn of serious damage to the economy, if the standoff drags on. >> three or four weeks from now, they're making no progress at all, you're going to see the anxiety and the nervousness growing in the markets and the corporate board rooms. >>> two weeks after the destruction from hurricane sandy, victims are still trying to put their lives back together. more than 100,000 homes and businesses in new york and new jersey are without electricity, as they struggle to rebuild. a 77-year-old man has died of injuries from a fall, as sandy hit new york, bringing the city's death toll to 43. >>> homeland security janet napolitano met with disaster victims in new york. >>> and now, for a look at the national weather, we turn to bill karins
boehner and the president were close to a deal last year. the so-called grand bargain, 4 trillion in debt reduction. many think that blueprint still works. >> and the real problem is, uncriminaled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively. not just under this administration. >> reporter: experts warn of serious damage to the economy, if the standoff drags on. >> three or four weeks from now, they're making no progress at all, you're going to see the...
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on new year's avenue. >> i'm not confident at all. >> john boehner, not confident at all. so day by day, we keep moving closer to going off the cliff which is the only way to defeat grover norquist and his pledge signers at their own game, at midnight, at new year's eve, all of the bush tax cuts will expire to president obama and president obama, if he is re-elected, will be able to president congressional republicans then with a tax cut proposal. his tax cut proposal. and because of the pledge they signed to grover norquist, the republicans must vote for it. because it is a tax cut. on cnbc, former budget director peter orzog walked us off the cliff on the eve of the second obama term. >> the most likely scenario is we go over the cliff and there's a deal that's cut in early january in which you combine a more progressive tax cut than what would have just expired with some entitlement reform. >> do you think he gives in to republicans when it comes to taxes on the well think or not? >> no, i don't think so. that's why i don't think you have a deal with the end of this yea
on new year's avenue. >> i'm not confident at all. >> john boehner, not confident at all. so day by day, we keep moving closer to going off the cliff which is the only way to defeat grover norquist and his pledge signers at their own game, at midnight, at new year's eve, all of the bush tax cuts will expire to president obama and president obama, if he is re-elected, will be able to president congressional republicans then with a tax cut proposal. his tax cut proposal. and because...
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i just think about the prospect of john boehner and nancy pelosi working together. i think about you sitting down with vice president biden and president obama and john boehner and talking about what's possible. what do you expect about the republican world view and goals to change because of this election? >> well, the president was very clear in the campaign. on where he stood. there was no ambiguity about where he was on many of the issues. and so his election, i think, strengthens our hand at the table. but the public still has to continue to be engaged. public sentiment is everything. and in the past, for example, the republicans in the house were the odd people out on the -- on some of the tax bill. one of the tax -- you know, deduction. and then also on the transportation bill. and so when the president went public on those, then they finally came around. but they're not going to come around just by persuasion sitting across the table, i do not believe. >> they are not going to come around just by persuasion in washington. nancy pelosi essentially calling for
i just think about the prospect of john boehner and nancy pelosi working together. i think about you sitting down with vice president biden and president obama and john boehner and talking about what's possible. what do you expect about the republican world view and goals to change because of this election? >> well, the president was very clear in the campaign. on where he stood. there was no ambiguity about where he was on many of the issues. and so his election, i think, strengthens our...
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house speaker john boehner could not find a table where he was welcome so he made no comment at the table. it has become kick ed test. >> are are you saying that for pr purposes they should give give in? >> yes, i am. >> you are saying to obama, we don't have a revenue problem, an. we lost the election, sean. >> yes, america, it has come to this. ann is trying to get sean to face reality. let's watch a bit more of the intervention. >> if they are going to raise taxes and buy the argument and co opt his language. >> no, they are not going to allow taxes to be raised on 98% of america. >> you sound like obama. there comes a point in time when you have to ask yourself when are they going to fight? you say they are going to put them above your principles. >> not exactly. >> they are going to lose. >> well. >> you are going to lose. >> sometimes on principle. >> what is the principle? >> the principle is we want to raise taxes on everyone? >> if they block tax hikes on as they call it on the top two income earners not the rich. then taxes go up for everyone, how is that winning. >> oh, joy rea
house speaker john boehner could not find a table where he was welcome so he made no comment at the table. it has become kick ed test. >> are are you saying that for pr purposes they should give give in? >> yes, i am. >> you are saying to obama, we don't have a revenue problem, an. we lost the election, sean. >> yes, america, it has come to this. ann is trying to get sean to face reality. let's watch a bit more of the intervention. >> if they are going to raise...
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house speaker john boehner has less support each day for a hard line approach. republican opposition to tax increases is slipping in congress. anti-tax lobbyist grover norquist no longer as a majority of supporters in either chamber. "the hill" says newly elected republicans refuse to sign the anti-tax pledge during the campaigns and another handful of returning republicans have disavowed their alliance to the written commitment. it's about time. at least they paid attention to the election. today bobby jindal scolded the entire party for the approach to the economy. hold it right there. this comment, he sewer sounds like a democrat. we've got to make sure that weren't the party of big business, big banks, big wall street bailouts, big corporate loophole, big anything. we cannot be, we must not be the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys. bobby, come on over to the good side, dude. you're talking like a conservative democrat. momentum is on the president's side. he just needs to know how motivated his allies are. the hard work didn'
house speaker john boehner has less support each day for a hard line approach. republican opposition to tax increases is slipping in congress. anti-tax lobbyist grover norquist no longer as a majority of supporters in either chamber. "the hill" says newly elected republicans refuse to sign the anti-tax pledge during the campaigns and another handful of returning republicans have disavowed their alliance to the written commitment. it's about time. at least they paid attention to the...
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that's going to stay john boehner. they're actually fighting for the number four job in the house. the contest was tom price against one of the precious few republican women in the house, cathy mcmorris rodgers. and there were some interesting politics at work here. miss mcmorris rodgers had the support of speaker john boehner, but tom price had the support of this guy, the republican party's vice presidential nominee, paul ryan. in the end, it was cathy mcmorris rodgers who won. paul ryan's guy lost. and so even as they lose the presidency, thanks to a devastating gender gap in the polls, and at the same time they send even fewer republican women to congress than were there before, republicans did today pick for this small, low-profile national republican number four leadership role an actual woman. and that's the best they've ever done. that's the highest ranking gop woman there has ever been in the house. back over on the senate side, republicans are faced with a dilemma set up for them by john mccain, as i was just discussing with bill burton. john mccain is suggesting that the
that's going to stay john boehner. they're actually fighting for the number four job in the house. the contest was tom price against one of the precious few republican women in the house, cathy mcmorris rodgers. and there were some interesting politics at work here. miss mcmorris rodgers had the support of speaker john boehner, but tom price had the support of this guy, the republican party's vice presidential nominee, paul ryan. in the end, it was cathy mcmorris rodgers who won. paul ryan's...
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boehner, speaker boehner? >> well, i take -- you know, you can flip around what andrea said and turn it on its head. it's a huge challenge but also a huge opportunity. we were talking about legacy before. what a hinge this re-election is. you know, if he had lost in a very practical way, if he had lost, the republicans probably would have repealed obamacare. so his great achievement would have been reduced to rubble, right? instead, it's now up there on the mantel as a great trophy, the great democratic achievement of his first term. you know, him getting re-elected makes the stimulus okay. >> not just of his first term, i mean, that's the great democratic achievement of the last generation. >> yeah, absolutely. so he's got that now, right? and he's now had his vision of having saved the country from the second great depression, ratifying. now he turns to the second term, and he has this opportunity to deal with fiscal cliff. it's a huge problem. if he fails, it could destroy his second term. but if he achieve
boehner, speaker boehner? >> well, i take -- you know, you can flip around what andrea said and turn it on its head. it's a huge challenge but also a huge opportunity. we were talking about legacy before. what a hinge this re-election is. you know, if he had lost in a very practical way, if he had lost, the republicans probably would have repealed obamacare. so his great achievement would have been reduced to rubble, right? instead, it's now up there on the mantel as a great trophy, the...
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according to the fcc report reports and that is more of any member of the house, and second to only john boehner, the speaker who has raised $18 million this election cycle. since her election to congress in 2006, the tea party star has been making an aggressive push for more tea party representation in the house. bachmann is now in a very close race with democrat jim graves, her first significant challenger since running for that seat back in 2006. joining me now to talk about it, in minneapolis, jennifer brooks of the "minnesota star tribune." jennif jennifer, good afternoon to you. >> hi. >> and congresswoman bachmann does not have trouble getting people to write cheshgs but there was an internal poll that notes that she has a pretty small lead that is well within the margin of error. why is bachmann facing such a strong challenge there in minnesota? >> well, certainly when the year began we never thought that we'd talk about michele bachmann having a competitive race. she was redistricted into a new seat at the beginning of the ye year, but the new sixth district is more conservative than th
according to the fcc report reports and that is more of any member of the house, and second to only john boehner, the speaker who has raised $18 million this election cycle. since her election to congress in 2006, the tea party star has been making an aggressive push for more tea party representation in the house. bachmann is now in a very close race with democrat jim graves, her first significant challenger since running for that seat back in 2006. joining me now to talk about it, in...
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john boehner's got to make a decision. is he going to put a majority of members on an agreement, democrats and republicans together, or will he bring nothing to the floor unless he has a majority of republicans? if it's the latter, it's going to be harder to get to a deal. he can take 150 democrats and 75 or 80 or 90 republicans and get a deal more quickly than he can take a majority of his caucus. and that's really his role in leadership, what's he going to do there. i heard you talking about the "lincoln" movie a while ago. that's the kind of leadership speaker boehner will need to show, and i think he eventually will. it's less a fiscal cliff than it is a slide or an incline plane or whatever. but i think that, you know, soon after the 1st, if we haven't done it by then when all the tax rates go and all the changes happen, we get serious and something happens, and i think speaker boehner will be part of it. that's why i'm generally optimistic within the next month if not within the next few weeks. >> i hope so. senator
john boehner's got to make a decision. is he going to put a majority of members on an agreement, democrats and republicans together, or will he bring nothing to the floor unless he has a majority of republicans? if it's the latter, it's going to be harder to get to a deal. he can take 150 democrats and 75 or 80 or 90 republicans and get a deal more quickly than he can take a majority of his caucus. and that's really his role in leadership, what's he going to do there. i heard you talking about...
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the quotes you had from obama and boehner went on last year. the grave difficulty is that we're back in the soup again. in a couple of months, congress is going to have to reauthorize the government to go out and borrow money. we're spending $1 trillion each year more than is taken in. so this is a never-ending crisis, and simple bottom line is, they have not found a way to put the government's financial house in order, and not doing that could generate a problem that would affect everyone in this country. the deadlock continues, unfortunately. >> bob, you know it's fascinating reading this book. you basically turned to conventional wisdom of a lot of people in the mainstream media this is all the republicans' fault on its head. and i go back and i look particularly at a quote from eric cantor early on. and what cantor said early on in the obama presidency is what republicans were whispering when it looked like there was going to be some bipartisanship early on. and cantor's quote here is, "whew, he said after meeting president obama for the fi
the quotes you had from obama and boehner went on last year. the grave difficulty is that we're back in the soup again. in a couple of months, congress is going to have to reauthorize the government to go out and borrow money. we're spending $1 trillion each year more than is taken in. so this is a never-ending crisis, and simple bottom line is, they have not found a way to put the government's financial house in order, and not doing that could generate a problem that would affect everyone in...
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we heard words from john boehner. we'll see if it's followed by action. we're talking about we're ready to sit down and make a deal. we'll follow your lead, mr. president. we want to bring in mike allen down in "politico's" newsroom. good morning. >> good morning, guys. >> there have been a lot of grand claims and proclamations over the past 36 hours. the republican party's dead. they can't recover. they've lost latinos forever. texas is a swing state now. put it in a little perspective for us. how bad are things at this moment? >> well, republicans recognize that things are really bad, as we've heard from the conversation here. they think that it's in freefall, and there's so many different parts that all have problems. you've talked about the demographic problems, this problem with the donors who gave a billion dollars, the outside group structure is clearly broken. >> that didn't work well. >> no, and i'll tell that you donors are angry about it. and somebody told me yesterday, donors -- and joe, you'll appreciate this -- donors are scorekeepers. and f
we heard words from john boehner. we'll see if it's followed by action. we're talking about we're ready to sit down and make a deal. we'll follow your lead, mr. president. we want to bring in mike allen down in "politico's" newsroom. good morning. >> good morning, guys. >> there have been a lot of grand claims and proclamations over the past 36 hours. the republican party's dead. they can't recover. they've lost latinos forever. texas is a swing state now. put it in a...
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what's different is that john boehner could not take his own leadership, never mind his own party with him. the question is whether the dynamic in the republican party changes. why would that change, even if they lose this time around. >> you know why it would change? because the guy and women on wall street, say to him, you know what, the economy is going to go up, the bond traders are going to turn on the dollar, things are going to get ugly fast. at some point katty, reality has to set in. >> when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's something they will manage to get fixed in the first three months of next year. when it comes to the bigger things that america needs to do whether where there is going have to be compromise on entitlement reform even if mitt romney gets elected is he going to make the cuts he said he's going to make if he doesn't have the democrats on side? it's hard to see how politically he's going to do that or either side to do that. listen, the days of bill clinton in some era when they had this great compromise, they got a couple things done. it was also the time
what's different is that john boehner could not take his own leadership, never mind his own party with him. the question is whether the dynamic in the republican party changes. why would that change, even if they lose this time around. >> you know why it would change? because the guy and women on wall street, say to him, you know what, the economy is going to go up, the bond traders are going to turn on the dollar, things are going to get ugly fast. at some point katty, reality has to set...
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but i guess the question i would have just beyond it slightly is john boehner was quoted over the weekend saying it would be very hard to achieve a short-term deal, let alone a long-term deal during a lame duck. i guess my next follow-up question is how do you plan to bring this group together? would you be willing to vote -- would you be willing to cobble together a group of some republicans and some democrats? when we were in congress, clinton won some democrats, some republicans. the question is are you willing to build that bipartisan coalition and get it done? >> and that's what he talked about at the debate that yes, he is willing to do it. in fact, unlike president obama, before he kept the white house, mitt romney was governor, he had to work with a legislature that was 97% democrat. >> the one memorable line -- there were very few from obama in the debate, when he was talking about bipartisanship and saying it's tough to get them to the table because a lot of democrats like obamacare. that's a valid point. romney's first day includes sweeping back a lot of what obama did. >> let'
but i guess the question i would have just beyond it slightly is john boehner was quoted over the weekend saying it would be very hard to achieve a short-term deal, let alone a long-term deal during a lame duck. i guess my next follow-up question is how do you plan to bring this group together? would you be willing to vote -- would you be willing to cobble together a group of some republicans and some democrats? when we were in congress, clinton won some democrats, some republicans. the...
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medicare, but he hasn't said do you want to raise the eligibility age that you talked about with john boehner. we can assume he will, but he hasn't said so. >> he has a specific plan for medicare, you may say it's not enough, not going to work, but he has a specific plan for medicare involving this thing called the ipad and a lot of things we're not going to get into. >> no, that's not the totality of his plan. he said he's going to do more but he hasn't said what the more is. and he hasn't said what he's going to do on social security. talking about eligibility -- >> all the things that has to be done. >> this is what the media does what we're doing here. the truth is, american people are not voting on specifics. and gene, i'd love to have you jump in on this. if you want to know who won the debate, turn off the sound. watch the mannerism, the attitude, gene? >> yeah. i do think those intangibles may be more likely to move the needle just because debates rarely move the needle. sometimes they do, but they don't make a huge difference usually. and you know, we'll see what happens this year. i
medicare, but he hasn't said do you want to raise the eligibility age that you talked about with john boehner. we can assume he will, but he hasn't said so. >> he has a specific plan for medicare, you may say it's not enough, not going to work, but he has a specific plan for medicare involving this thing called the ipad and a lot of things we're not going to get into. >> no, that's not the totality of his plan. he said he's going to do more but he hasn't said what the more is. and...
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last week it was reported that paul ryan told john boehner not to cut a deal because it would guarantee the president re-election. mitch mcconnell. i could go over the facts over the last four years. i think in that number you see that there has been opposite tackles to the president's plans to change washington. it's not that he hasn't tried it's that there hasn't been a willingness from the other side particularly when the other side is meeting on the day of the president's inauguration to figure out how they're going to defeat him. >> sam? >> there's a data poll that we're denying. 20% of the public don't think either campaign has gone negative yet. you still have public to hit there that you can attack romney and get away with it. it's a pattern that the obama campaign is outraised by the romney company on a month to month basis. a major cash on hand advantage is now a 60 million cash on hand disadvantage. were you expected to get outraised by this much? and two, how has it changed your approach or the campaign's approach going into the last three months? are there states you have t
last week it was reported that paul ryan told john boehner not to cut a deal because it would guarantee the president re-election. mitch mcconnell. i could go over the facts over the last four years. i think in that number you see that there has been opposite tackles to the president's plans to change washington. it's not that he hasn't tried it's that there hasn't been a willingness from the other side particularly when the other side is meeting on the day of the president's inauguration to...